The Weaponization of Information: The need for Cognitive Security This document analyzes the societal vulnerability to information warfare, which is increasing in scale due to increased global communication through…
The U.S. Needs an NTSB for Cyberattacks A report by The Wall Street Journal stating that when there’s an air crash, regulators investigate. As done previously, contributing…
The Topography of Wellness: How Health and Disease Shaped the American Landscape The COVID-19 pandemic has re-ignited discussions of how architects, landscapes, and urban planners can shape the environment in response to…
The Strategic Logic of Credit Claiming: A New Theory for Anonymous Terrorist Attacks In theory, terrorism is a political communication strategy for groups to convey their grievances and the costs of ignoring them.…
The State of the Nation: A 50-State COVID-19 Survey Report #18: COVID-19 Fake News on Twitter The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented disruption of everyday life in America that has been exacerbated by the infodemic of…
The South Carolina Deluge: Lessons from a Watershed Disaster This report analyzes the October 2015 South Carolina record breaking rainstorms that lasted for over five days and the resulting…
The role of social capital, personal networks, and emergency responders in post-disaster recovery and resilience: a study of rural communities in Indiana This paper details the various aspects of societal resilience integral to post-disaster recovery. Through a mail survey, researchers studied the…
The Role of Groceries in Response to Catastrophes This research paper examines the effects of catastrophes on supply chains, and focuses on increasing the resilience and recovery time…
The Right Way to Build Resilience to Climate Change In this piece, Aldrich presents three different types of responses (incrementalism, adaptation, and transformation) to climate change. He emphasizes the…
The Optimal Spatiotemporal Deployment of Radiation Portal Monitors Can Improve Detection at Overseas Ports This article studies the ability of Radiation Portal Monitors to reliably detect the presence of fissile material in shipping containers…
The NTSB as a Model for Cybersecurity Paul Rosenzweig of R Street floats the proposal of Rep. Denny Heck (D – Wash.) in that a Computer Network…
The Normalization of Antidemocratic Extremism in the United States Joe Biden began his presidency on the steps of a heavily guarded Capitol, encircled by miles of austere barbed wire.…